1999 Forest River Cardinal
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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These records cover every 1999 Forest River Cardinal. To see whether one car still needs a recall repair, decode its VIN or check it with NHTSA.
Recalls
1 recall names the 1999 Forest River Cardinal. Newest first.
Certain recreational vehicles equipped with a two-door refrigerator, manufactured by the dometic corporation, may have a defect in the boiler tube. pressurized coolant solution could be released into an area where an ignition source (gas flame) IS present.
Risk and remedy
Risk
Release of coolant under certain conditions could ignite and result in a fire.
Remedy
Forest river will be working with dometic in order to repair these refrigerators (please see 06e076). dometic will repair these refrigerators by installing a secondary burn housing, a thermal fuse, and a melt fuse free of charge. dometic has retained stericycle inc. To manage this campaign. stericycle will assist you in locating dealerships or service centers and will provide assistance with scheduling of appointments. owners may contact dometic/stericycle at 1-888-446-5157 or forest river at 1-574-389-4600,
Owner complaints
2 complaints1 involved a fire
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1999 forest river cardinal fifth wheel camper caught fire while being pulled on the ohio turnpike by a 2001 GMC sierra. *kb the exact cause of the fire could not be determined. Ohio traffic crash report # 10-0577-89
- Equipment · Equipment › Recreational vehicle/trailer
Tl*the contact owns a 1999 forest river camper with a dometic refrigerator (model number IS rm2852). the contact stated that the dometic refrigerator leaked. she received a safety recall notification for the dometic refrigerator (nhtsa campaign ID #08e032000) however; the manufacturer stated that…
Tl*the contact owns a 1999 forest river camper with a dometic refrigerator (model number IS rm2852). the contact stated that the dometic refrigerator leaked. she received a safety recall notification for the dometic refrigerator (nhtsa campaign ID #08e032000) however; the manufacturer stated that they were no longer providing recall repairs. updated 07/08/08. *bf the consumer stated the refrigerator was leaking a yellow liquid when it was turned on and it did not get cold.
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